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there is something that is going on in michigan, which is just absolutely razor tight right now between mitt romney and rick santorum. that is the fact that this is something new. santorum is running robo calls, inviting democrats to vote in the republican primary. we had the governor on, governor romney. he said this is a dirty trick. >> what he runs a robo call of my voice from four years ago saying good things about him, that's not a low moment. and when i run a call basically saying, calling democrats who are eligible to vote here to vote for us, that's a -- encouraging people to come and vote for us and we talk about our manufacturing plan and what we're going to do to create jobs, it's a very positive robo call. >> it's outrageous to see rick santorum team up with the obama people and go out after union labor in detroit and try and get them to vote against me. look, we don't want democrats deciding who our nominee is going to be. we want republicans deciding who our nominee will be. i know why obama doesn't want me to face him. but i think it's outrageous and disgusting. this is r
there is something that is going on in michigan, which is just absolutely razor tight right now between mitt romney and rick santorum. that is the fact that this is something new. santorum is running robo calls, inviting democrats to vote in the republican primary. we had the governor on, governor romney. he said this is a dirty trick. >> what he runs a robo call of my voice from four years ago saying good things about him, that's not a low moment. and when i run a call basically saying,...
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what does that tell you in an election that is expected to be by all accounts, razor tight. >> reporter: if you look at the way romney is doing with republicans, one of the things that we were hearing about romney was that he'd have trouble uniting his party because he was seen as insufficiently conservative by many in the base. he's up to 91% support among republicans. so he's doing very well with his base, and if you add the independents in you normally have an effective majority, and i think that is the simplest and easiest way to think about this election. you can do other analyses, bill, where you factor the hispanic vote and other ethic minority votes and so on and you come up with another way of looking at it. but i think if you win your base strongly, republicans, you win your party, and you win the independents you almost always within the election. bill: that goes to voter enthusiasm and turn out, the number of people who are actually going to do what they say they will do, when they are likely voter and that is cast a ballot. here is another thing on the economy. who does a b
what does that tell you in an election that is expected to be by all accounts, razor tight. >> reporter: if you look at the way romney is doing with republicans, one of the things that we were hearing about romney was that he'd have trouble uniting his party because he was seen as insufficiently conservative by many in the base. he's up to 91% support among republicans. so he's doing very well with his base, and if you add the independents in you normally have an effective majority, and i...
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tight. >> reporter: let's talk about, even democrats, it would appear, seem to be losing their interest in this recall fight. how do you see it? >> i don't think so at all. i think you are going to see armies of people, pounding the pavement, this coming weekend, memorial day and then that last weekend before the election. people are still very energized. and i think you are going to see a huge turnout t. will be very interesting. some are predicting, you could have turnouts with the presidential election levels. we feel our values are at stake. we feel that wisconsin values have been disregarded and we have moved in a far right-wing direction that doesn't fit the state. >> reporter: i read in the "wall street journal" that wisconsin democrats asked the dnc for $500 thousand and they didn't get it and chairwoman debbie washburn-schultz is coming out to do a fund-raiser here. what is the story? is washington helping you? or are you on your own fighting this battle? >> no. washington has been helpful. they're becoming even more helpful as we close into the last couple of weeks of the race
tight. >> reporter: let's talk about, even democrats, it would appear, seem to be losing their interest in this recall fight. how do you see it? >> i don't think so at all. i think you are going to see armies of people, pounding the pavement, this coming weekend, memorial day and then that last weekend before the election. people are still very energized. and i think you are going to see a huge turnout t. will be very interesting. some are predicting, you could have turnouts with...
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bill tbil seems like it is razor tight there. steve brown, thank you. it will be a fascinating day throughout the day and in the evening. martha. martha: let's take a look at how we got here this morning, the official launch to recall governor scott walker goes back to november 15th, 2011. earlier that year, walker released his plan and it was designed to address the state's budget shortfall, and it included curbing union collective bargaining rights and also cutting -- getting people to contribute more to their health and pension benefits. so far the candidate and outside groups have spent $63 million on the recall effort, and steve brown just reported the mope continues to roll in. bill: now, when all the votes are counted, we should have an answer on what happens there in the badger state. but are the issues going way past wisconsin? the ripple effect in a moment that could go all the way to the general election in november. so we'll check that out. martha: how about this question this morning? is it time for a big new stimulus package, with unemploy
bill tbil seems like it is razor tight there. steve brown, thank you. it will be a fascinating day throughout the day and in the evening. martha. martha: let's take a look at how we got here this morning, the official launch to recall governor scott walker goes back to november 15th, 2011. earlier that year, walker released his plan and it was designed to address the state's budget shortfall, and it included curbing union collective bargaining rights and also cutting -- getting people to...
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bush/kerry, bush/gore, razor tight. so though the democrats have won for 24 years now, in presidential race, most of them have been close. president obama our neighbor. he's from just south of the border. so i think we feel pretty positive about him. >> reporter: >> greta: why didn't the democratic message resonate tonight? and the get out the vote was strong? >> the get out the vote was amazing. i will be very interested to see what the margin is. we expect it will be very close. even those who have called the race have indicated it will be a close margin, much closer than a year and-a-half ago. >> greta: nobody's talking about a third-party candidate, an independent, pulling in 2%? i haven't seen the numbers for him. if he was stealing, it would be from mayor barrett because he's liberal? >> i would think so. this is the first i have heard that he polled 2%. that's like ralph nader pulling away from al gore. >> greta: don't take it to the bank. that's what i read that he had been polling 2%. >> right, right. that will
bush/kerry, bush/gore, razor tight. so though the democrats have won for 24 years now, in presidential race, most of them have been close. president obama our neighbor. he's from just south of the border. so i think we feel pretty positive about him. >> reporter: >> greta: why didn't the democratic message resonate tonight? and the get out the vote was strong? >> the get out the vote was amazing. i will be very interested to see what the margin is. we expect it will be very...
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. >> the president is warning his supporters, it's going to be razor tight, razor close this race. more and more people are saying to me -- and i'm listening to the pundits say this over and over again -- that this is going to boil down to one thing and one thing only, that unemployment number as we get closer to november. do you disagree? >> i do. i felt this way for a year now, that it's a referendum on the economy. and as i've been going around the country, the people are very wary about what they're hearing, recovery or not, there's kind of a bait and switch going on. we seem to be in recovery in april or may and then suddenly it turns sour when you get to june. the president's had two bad setbacks in the last week. first of all, the number that came out last friday, and then wisconsin. even though he didn't go out there and get involved, it showed the muscle of the republican party. and as my friend chuck todd says, they've come to play this time in a way they didn't four years ago. >> save wisconsin. i'll get to that in just a second, though. when you talk about the economy,
. >> the president is warning his supporters, it's going to be razor tight, razor close this race. more and more people are saying to me -- and i'm listening to the pundits say this over and over again -- that this is going to boil down to one thing and one thing only, that unemployment number as we get closer to november. do you disagree? >> i do. i felt this way for a year now, that it's a referendum on the economy. and as i've been going around the country, the people are very...
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tight until november. president obama greeted by thundering and sustained applause as stars turned out for an event sponsored by hollywood's gay community. newly energized after the president's recent endorsement of same-sex marriage. >> the fight for equality and justice on behalf of the lgbt community is just part of a broader fight on behalf of all americans. >> reporter: mr. obama ticked off a litany of what he sees as his biggest accomplishments. >> i keep a little checklist of my accomplishments at the oval office. every so often i take a look at it and i say, you know what? we're doing okay. >> reporter: but on the stump in texas, mitt romney took direct aim. >> 23 million americans out of work or stopped looking for work or can only get part-time work and need full-time employment. the median income in america the last 3 1/2, 4 years has dropped by 10%. >> reporter: republicans are also trying to paint the president as being out of touch for frequently fund-raising in tinseltown. the president atte
tight until november. president obama greeted by thundering and sustained applause as stars turned out for an event sponsored by hollywood's gay community. newly energized after the president's recent endorsement of same-sex marriage. >> the fight for equality and justice on behalf of the lgbt community is just part of a broader fight on behalf of all americans. >> reporter: mr. obama ticked off a litany of what he sees as his biggest accomplishments. >> i keep a little...
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it's going to be razor tight no question about it. mr. soto, what do you see mitt romney having to do between now and november that could have an impact on the latino vote? >> well, certainly having a plan with immigration would help out and having more of a plan than just being antiaffordable care act. as we have seen in polling, health care is critical to our community. we have 4 million people who don't have health care in our state. the vast majority of them are children. and this is very important, and so you need to be more than anti. you need to put ford wr some positive ideas. nigdz, there was nothing on education today. or yesterday by romney. today, obama outlined we need more teachers in the classroom and we need to make pell grants, make college affordable. these are things that are going to resonate, and lastly, about the tale of two visions. we saw that barack wants to build the economy from the ground up while mitt romney from the top down, with trickle down economics that didn't work in the past and isn't going to work now
it's going to be razor tight no question about it. mr. soto, what do you see mitt romney having to do between now and november that could have an impact on the latino vote? >> well, certainly having a plan with immigration would help out and having more of a plan than just being antiaffordable care act. as we have seen in polling, health care is critical to our community. we have 4 million people who don't have health care in our state. the vast majority of them are children. and this is...
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bob schrum, does somebody have an advantage beyond the numbers that shows this is a razor-tight race? >> i think there are a couple of things underneath these numbers that are actually pretty good for the president. first of all, as nate silver from the "times" has pointed out, the president has led in 80 pgt of t 80% of the polls in the swing states. secondly, romney is losing hispanics by 48 points. as steve will tell you, you can't lose hispanics by 48 points, be a republican candidate and get elected president. thirdly, i think romney insisted so strongly that this was purely a referendum. if you feel badly about the economy, vote for me, i'm not going to tell you much else about myself, that he opened a way for the president to define him during what i regard as a critical summer season. >> i think when you look at the numbers there's some news in there that's very bad for president obama. the fact is that the approval level for people -- his handling of the economy is now in the 30s. the pessimism in the country is rising. the wrong track number is increasing. mitt romney has be
bob schrum, does somebody have an advantage beyond the numbers that shows this is a razor-tight race? >> i think there are a couple of things underneath these numbers that are actually pretty good for the president. first of all, as nate silver from the "times" has pointed out, the president has led in 80 pgt of t 80% of the polls in the swing states. secondly, romney is losing hispanics by 48 points. as steve will tell you, you can't lose hispanics by 48 points, be a republican...
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bob schrum, does somebody have an advantage beyond the numbers that shows this is a razor-tight race? >> i think there are a couple of things underneath these numbers that are actually pretty good for the president. first of all, as nate silver from the "times" has pointed out, the president has led in 80% of the polls in the swing states. secondly, romney is losing hispanics by 48 points. as steve will tell you, you can't lose hispanics by 48 points, be a republican candidate and get elected president. thirdly, i think romney insisted so strongly that this was purely a referendum. if you feel badly about the economy, vote for me, i'm not going to tell you much else about myself, that he opened a way for the president to define him during what i regard as a critical summer season. >> i think when you look at the numbers there's some news in there that's very bad for president obama. the fact is that the approval level for people -- his handling of the economy is now in the 30s. the pessimism in the country is rising. the wrong track number is increasing. mitt romney has been on the de
bob schrum, does somebody have an advantage beyond the numbers that shows this is a razor-tight race? >> i think there are a couple of things underneath these numbers that are actually pretty good for the president. first of all, as nate silver from the "times" has pointed out, the president has led in 80% of the polls in the swing states. secondly, romney is losing hispanics by 48 points. as steve will tell you, you can't lose hispanics by 48 points, be a republican candidate...
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when you look at that razor tight number. is that true? do you think that that piece made a good point? are you more concerned about selling your message this time around? is the president more concerned about it? >> well i think this is going to be a close and competitive race. it has been for the past year-and-a-half. we always anticipated that. the nation faced historic challenges when the president came into office. the question americans are asking is how do we restore economic security for the middle class. governor romney ultimately failed to answer that question last week. if you were an undecided voter watching you heard a parade of lies throughout the week. attacks ripped out of context. setting up congressman ryan to tax $716 billion of medicare savings that he maintained in his budget. and i think that this will lay out the road map that middle class families are looking for to restore economic security. martha: all right. ben, thank you for coming by. we look forward to seeing you this week. have a good week in charlotte. we'l
when you look at that razor tight number. is that true? do you think that that piece made a good point? are you more concerned about selling your message this time around? is the president more concerned about it? >> well i think this is going to be a close and competitive race. it has been for the past year-and-a-half. we always anticipated that. the nation faced historic challenges when the president came into office. the question americans are asking is how do we restore economic...
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if the polls show a close race that's razor tight, how do you account for that confidence and do you share it? >> i don't know who you are talking to. i think everybody knows this is a close race. you're going to have to make every minute of every day count making sure people know the choice they have, the difference between the two candidates, different visions, policies that have huge consequences to their own lives. i don't walk with any confidence. i know this. the president doesn't share that. this is a very competitive person. he doesn't share any sense of confidence. we have a job to do which is tell american people what the choice is, the consequence of those choice and the different visions for the future. >> you talk about those visions, array of speeches, yours included. many of them were a backward looking defense of what the president did his first term in office. what you hear less of is an affirmative case of what he will do in the next four years, especially on the economy, almost sounds like stay the course, eventually the economy will get better. >> first of all i d
if the polls show a close race that's razor tight, how do you account for that confidence and do you share it? >> i don't know who you are talking to. i think everybody knows this is a close race. you're going to have to make every minute of every day count making sure people know the choice they have, the difference between the two candidates, different visions, policies that have huge consequences to their own lives. i don't walk with any confidence. i know this. the president doesn't...
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tight race. campaigning in florida today president obama tried to turn the focus to medicare. >> i want you to know, florida, i will never turn medicare into a voucher. >> reporter: the president is enjoying a post convention bump, the latest galup poll showing him up. romney disclosed he would preserve the most popular parts of the president's health care plan, something he said before but went into more detail today. >> i'm not getting rid of all health care reform. there are a number of things that i like that i will put in place. >> reporter: romney said he would allow individuals to add policies to cover family members up to any age and the candidates sparred over taxes. when asked to name a loop hole he targeted romney replied. >> people at the high end, taxpayers will have fewer deductions. >> reporter: he gave no further specifics opening the door for president obama to take a swipe. >> that is not bold leadership. that's bad math. that gets a failing grade. >> reporter: ann romney also e
tight race. campaigning in florida today president obama tried to turn the focus to medicare. >> i want you to know, florida, i will never turn medicare into a voucher. >> reporter: the president is enjoying a post convention bump, the latest galup poll showing him up. romney disclosed he would preserve the most popular parts of the president's health care plan, something he said before but went into more detail today. >> i'm not getting rid of all health care reform. there...
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and all these polls are just razor tight as the men do among independent voters, i mean, it's razor thin. so your point is well taken that these two guys need to be focused on rallying their base since the independents right now seem evenly split. >> absolutely right. you've got to get your base on track to make sure today show up on election day. and remember, for mitt romney he's got to remember those reagan democrats. what effects them? jobs, health care, all the other issues that we talk about each and every day. that's how you reach out to those reagan democrats and bring 'em onboard. you're going to win an length not because -- an election not because the independents, but the reagan democrats broke for you. you've got to find a message for them while energizing your base. megyn: that is just fascinating. so there may literally -- not attributable to bias by the pollsters -- there may literally be a fine-point advantage -- nine-point advantage for the democratic party in a state like ohio, there may be more democrats than republicans, but that doesn't mean you can't win them. your
and all these polls are just razor tight as the men do among independent voters, i mean, it's razor thin. so your point is well taken that these two guys need to be focused on rallying their base since the independents right now seem evenly split. >> absolutely right. you've got to get your base on track to make sure today show up on election day. and remember, for mitt romney he's got to remember those reagan democrats. what effects them? jobs, health care, all the other issues that we...
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as the poll out this morning shows, it is a razor tight race. the president up two among likely voters, 48-46. in nevada, leads by two. new hampshire, leads by seven points. romney launched his presidential campaign there and has a summer home there. we will see. we have three more polls, state polls and big three next week before the debate, a national poll coming out, but you see the environment. one other interesting note on polling, if you average the nine states together in the various leads, almost looks identical to the national polls. five and a half point lead for the president, 49, 44 with rounding, which of course is where all the national polls sit around five points for the president. romney starts his morning in a state that hasn't been able to put into play, pennsylvania. he will speak to veterans at valley forge military academy in a philadelphia suburb. only public event of the day. he will be fund-raising in philadelphia, probably the motivation why he is in philly. slew of national polls show how damaging romney's remark on th
as the poll out this morning shows, it is a razor tight race. the president up two among likely voters, 48-46. in nevada, leads by two. new hampshire, leads by seven points. romney launched his presidential campaign there and has a summer home there. we will see. we have three more polls, state polls and big three next week before the debate, a national poll coming out, but you see the environment. one other interesting note on polling, if you average the nine states together in the various...
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and virginia, the race is razor tight. so there are a virt tea ariety . great news for democrats. >> richard, it seems that not only are we dealing with a lot of celebrities out there, but they are giving real content and substance. president clinton was in ohio today telling voters that president obama saved the auto industry and the economy. listen. >> when you were down and you were out and your whole economy was threatened, the president had your back. you've got to have his back now. this is not complicated for me. if somebody saved my economy, i'd be for him. >> i might add, richard, former president clinton made these comments in par mma, ohio, wher the number one employer of that city is general motors. to have celebrity and substance, quite a combination. >> right. and we've heard this before, ohio's economy is doing better than the economy as the national as a whole. you've got big regional differences that just happen to be in some of these big battleground states. so when people talk about the overarching economic number or overarching nationa
and virginia, the race is razor tight. so there are a virt tea ariety . great news for democrats. >> richard, it seems that not only are we dealing with a lot of celebrities out there, but they are giving real content and substance. president clinton was in ohio today telling voters that president obama saved the auto industry and the economy. listen. >> when you were down and you were out and your whole economy was threatened, the president had your back. you've got to have his...
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look at results and look at razor tight race we have here. in ohio, this is where with the president and joe biden will be later tonight. they're going here to month comery county. daytona, ohio. heavy manufacturing sector in the buckeye state an area president won by six points four years ago. the president starts his day wakes up in palm beach county, a winner in florida by a three point margin. unemployment rate and foreclosure in florida are two of the biggest issues you will find. there is only one state both issues are worse than florida that is out here in the west in the state of nevada. governor romney and paul ryan will be later today. clark county, the city of las vegas. you see how many votes are available. 60-40, president was a winner four years ago. later to no night in colorado a state that went blue in 2008, just west of denver in jefferson county a big concert later tonight. governor romney and paul ryan at the red rocks amphitheater just outside of denver, colorado. as we move over the next 14 days, watch the states in gray
look at results and look at razor tight race we have here. in ohio, this is where with the president and joe biden will be later tonight. they're going here to month comery county. daytona, ohio. heavy manufacturing sector in the buckeye state an area president won by six points four years ago. the president starts his day wakes up in palm beach county, a winner in florida by a three point margin. unemployment rate and foreclosure in florida are two of the biggest issues you will find. there is...
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polling is razor tight. ed rollins, how fast is our national debt growing today. this is unheard of. we'll show you the numbers. and the victims of fort hood they wanted an answer. we'll see you in ten minutes. [ a and i quit smoking with chantix. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you've had a serus allergic or skin reaction to it. if you develop these stop taking chantix and see your doctor right away as some can be life-threatening. if you have a history
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. >> the race we know is razor tight. romney advisers say they have momentum and obama advisers say they have the get out the vote and ability in the key states. which would you rather have? >> the momentum has favored governor romney the last three weeks ever since the first debate. the question is whether or not president obama cauterized the bleeding with his strong debate performance in the third debate. the goal is energize your base and make a play for independents, and that's what you see them doing in the final 13 days. >> let me pick up on that with crystal. we see the president very fiery out on the campaign trail deploying his new favorite term romnesia. mitt romney says if he's attacking me it just shows he doesn't have a better plan. is there any danger on the part of the president by using the sarcasm he'll turn off independents by firing up the base? >> he's responding to criticism that he hasn't talked enough about his own term for a second term. as you pointed out earlier, he's released a 20-page booklet
. >> the race we know is razor tight. romney advisers say they have momentum and obama advisers say they have the get out the vote and ability in the key states. which would you rather have? >> the momentum has favored governor romney the last three weeks ever since the first debate. the question is whether or not president obama cauterized the bleeding with his strong debate performance in the third debate. the goal is energize your base and make a play for independents, and that's...
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it was razor tight in the past. democrats won by .3 of the overall vote. the president is now up to 65 versus 263. what puts the president in 269? new hampshire. governor romney would have to win the only state left in our scenario on the map, and that is electoral votes in the state of iowa. that is how you get to 69 up to 269. based on the information on polling and polling data that we have, this is possible. martha: there have been folks who have been talking about the scenario for a couple of months. it could be possible. what happens then? if it is to 69 and 269, funky stuff goes on. it was the house of representatives. whoever has the majority coming on the president. whoever has the majority in the senate within vote on the vice president. how about a romney and biden ticket. after all of this? [laughter] martha: i think somebody is going to sell the story on broadway. that's just me. thank you, bill. this story has been getting a lot of attention this week as well. for attack victims are trying to get the massacre declared a terrorist attack. >> a
it was razor tight in the past. democrats won by .3 of the overall vote. the president is now up to 65 versus 263. what puts the president in 269? new hampshire. governor romney would have to win the only state left in our scenario on the map, and that is electoral votes in the state of iowa. that is how you get to 69 up to 269. based on the information on polling and polling data that we have, this is possible. martha: there have been folks who have been talking about the scenario for a couple...